Philo of Alexandria a thinker in the Jewish diaspora

Philo (20BCE?-45CE?) is the most illustrious son of Alexandrian Jewry and the first major scholar to combine a deep Jewish learning with Greek philosophy. His unique allegorical exegesis of the Greek Bible was to have a profound influence on the early fathers of the Church. Philo was, above all, a p...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Hadas-Lebel, Mireille (-)
Otros Autores: Fréchet, Robyn
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Boston : Brill 2012.
Colección:EBSCO Academic eBook Collection Complete.
Studies in Philo of Alexandria ; 7.
Acceso en línea:Conectar con la versión electrónica
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Sumario:Philo (20BCE?-45CE?) is the most illustrious son of Alexandrian Jewry and the first major scholar to combine a deep Jewish learning with Greek philosophy. His unique allegorical exegesis of the Greek Bible was to have a profound influence on the early fathers of the Church. Philo was, above all, a philosopher, but he was also intensely practical in his defence of the Jewish faith and law in general, and that of Alexandria's embattled Jewish community in particular. A famous example was his leadership of a perilous mission to plead the community's cause to Emperor Caligula. This monograph provides a guide to Philo's life, his thought and his action, as well as his continuing influence on theological and philosophical thought.
Formato:Forma de acceso: World Wide Web.
Bibliografía:Incluye referencias bibliográficas e índice.
ISBN:9789004232372